"We try our best to respect the game and showcase and display it in a fashion that might be a little bit more appetizing for a different group of people that are watching alongside the best play commentators on Earth."
Paramount Global has canceled the 2025 CMT Awards. The company is involved in a merger with Skydance Media, which is expected to be finalized early this year.
“Paramount Global’s ratings wins reported today are just one of many successes we look forward to with Nielsen as we build upon this new future together.”
The report indicates that Skydance Media and RedBird Capital would own two-thirds of Paramount while class B shareholders would own the remaining third of the company.
"We look forward to honoring the content that moved audiences in 2026 and continuing the Gracies’ long-standing investment in the people who will shape what comes next.”